Decision details

Sports Maintenance Works

Reference: D41626

Decision Maker: Director of City Development

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To seek authority to spend £500k of capital on a number of projects within the following leisure centres to ensure the ongoing protection of income levels:

Aireborough Leisure Centre

John Charles Centre for Sport

Garforth Leisure Centre

Fearnville Leisure Centre

John Smeaton Leisure Centre

Pudsey Leisure Centre

Rothwell Leisure Centre

Wetherby Leisure Centre

Middleton Leisure Centre

Leeds Sailing and Activity Centre

Decision:

The Director of City Development has:

 

Noted that the full £1.5m was injected into the capital programme in February 2014.

Noted the additional £25k of funding from the England Squash and Racketball Association and approve the injection of the £25k into the scheme.

Approved authority to spend £525k on maintenance and refurbishment works at the following leisure centres:

·  Aireborough Leisure Centre

·  John Charles Centre for Sport

·  Garforth Leisure Centre

·  Fearnville Leisure Centre

·  John Smeaton Leisure Centre

·  Pudsey Leisure Centre

·  Rothwell Leisure Centre

·  Wetherby Leisure Centre

·  Middleton Leisure Centre

·  Leeds Sailing and Activity Centre

 

Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;

Wards Affected: Various;

Other reasons / organisations consulted

Meetings with staff and Executive Member for Digital & Creative Technology, Culture & Skills.

Customer feedback through annual customer survey, comments and complaints lodged at the leisure centres.

Consultation with corporate property management regards process and costs.

Consultees

Sport & Active Lifestyles staff, Corporate Property Management, customers (via comments in the leisure centres) and Executive Member for Digital & Creative Technology, Culture & Skills.

Contact: Helen Evans, Culture & Sport Officer Email: helen.evans@leeds.gov.uk.

Publication date: 25/09/2014

Date of decision: 03/10/2014

Effective from: 11/10/2014

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